Web 2.0 New Tools, New Schools by: Gwen Solomon and Lynne Schrum
Book Study
Reader's Response
Chapter 1 New World, New Web, New Skills
Chapter 2 Students and Learning
Chapter 3 New Tools
p.11 "It is important to ask: Who will be prepared for the new world? Who will have the technological and thinking skills needed for the 21st century? And how can we help them prepare?"
p. 30 "Students come to school knowledgeable about the Web and its potential, are comfortable using it, and expect learning in school to be more like learning on their own."
p. 70 Think.com is not an open source, but it is an online learning community which "turns students into multimedia authors who use Web sites and interactive tools to collaborate on projects, build knowledge together, and publish their ideas...password-protected learning community that allows entry only to member schools and commands a large but vetted audience for student work."
Chapter 4 New Tools in Schools
Chapter 5 Professional Development
Chapter 6 Leadership and New Tools
Chapter 7 Online Safety Security
Chapter 8 Systemic Issues
Chapter 9 New Schools
Four A's.
Assumptions - What Assumptions does the author of the text hold?
Agree - What do you Agree with in the text?
Argue - What do you want to Argue with in the text?
Aspire - What parts of the text do you want to Aspire to?
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Chapter 2 Students and Learning
Chapter 3 New Tools
p. 30 "Students come to school knowledgeable about the Web and its potential, are comfortable using it, and expect learning in school to be more like learning on their own."
p. 70 Think.com is not an open source, but it is an online learning community which "turns students into multimedia authors who use Web sites and interactive tools to collaborate on projects, build knowledge together, and publish their ideas...password-protected learning community that allows entry only to member schools and commands a large but vetted audience for student work."
Chapter 5 Professional Development
Chapter 6 Leadership and New Tools
Chapter 8 Systemic Issues
Chapter 9 New Schools
Assumptions - What Assumptions does the author of the text hold?
Agree - What do you Agree with in the text?
Argue - What do you want to Argue with in the text?
Aspire - What parts of the text do you want to Aspire to?